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Japanese symbol for “established”

Romaji: kisei
established; existing; accomplished; accepted

In Japanese, established is , read (kisei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed

Kanji and stroke order

previously, already, long ago
on: キ
kun: すで.に
10 strokes · JLPT 1
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “established”

WordReadingMeaning
せいき seikiregular; normal; formal
きてい kiteiestablished; fixed; prearranged
きせつ kisetsuestablished; existing
おもい omoisolid; established; dignified
きち kichi(already) known; established

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すでに sudenialready
きそん kisonexisting
きこん kikonmarried
きてい kiteiestablished; fixed; prearranged
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

See also: Chinese symbol for “established”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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